| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.06 |
| Liaison | Daniela Shebitz |
| Submission Date | Dec. 11, 2023 |
Kean University
IN-41: Textbook Affordability
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.50 |
Daniela
Shebitz Professor Environmental and Sustainability Sciences |
Does the institution host a peer-to-peer textbook exchange program, textbook lending library, or alternate textbook project?:
A brief description of the textbook exchange program, textbook lending library, or alternate textbook project:
We have four main programs:
1. Encouraging faculty to use OER and providing resources through EBSCO Faculty select and we have subscribed to over 455,000 e-books that are free and faculty can assign them to their students. We also subscribe to databases such as Simucase that allow students access to resources at no charge to the student. We also have a digital commons that serves as a repository for all OER created by faculty, students, and staff.
2. Interlibrary Loan
3. Virtual Academic Library Environment (VALE) - Academic libraries where students can borrow books with their IDs.
4. Students can borrow books from the local city or state libraries.
Does the institution provide incentives for academic staff that explicitly encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks?:
A brief description of the incentives to encourage the authorship, peer review, and/or adoption of open access textbooks:
Website URL where information about the textbook affordability incentives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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